Himax WE-I Plus EVB Endpoint AI Development Board

The Himax WE-I Plus EVB is an endpoint AI development board designed for deploying TensorFlow Lite for Microcontrollers models in vision, voice, and vibration applications. It features the WE-I Plus ASIC (HX6537-A) with an embedded Synopsys ARC EM9D DSP running at 400 MHz, 2 MB SRAM, and 2 MB flash for neural network model deployment.

Built-in sensors cover all three TensorFlow Lite demo applications: a Himax HM0360 ultra-low-power VGA mono camera for person detection (40 ms latency), dual MEMS microphones for micro speech recognition (6 ms latency), and an STM LSM9DS1 IMU for magic wand gesture detection.

Key Features

• WE-I Plus ASIC (HX6537-A) – ARC EM9D DSP at 400 MHz with hardware FPU
• 2 MB SRAM + 2 MB Flash – For larger neural network models
• HM0360 VGA Camera – Ultra-low-power mono camera for vision AI
• Dual MEMS Microphones – For voice and audio applications
• LSM9DS1 IMU – 3-axis accelerometer for vibration/gesture detection
• TensorFlow Lite Compatible – Runs person detection, micro speech, and magic wand examples
• FTDI USB Bridge – SPI/I2C/UART for flash programming and data output
• Expansion Header – I2C and GPIO for external sensors and devices
• 2 Status LEDs – Indicate classification results

Ideal For

• Edge AI and TinyML prototyping
• Computer vision at the endpoint
• Voice command recognition
• Gesture and motion detection applications

Package Contents

• 1× Himax WE-I Plus EVB development board